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Myrto Uzuni scores twice as Austin FC knocks off Sporting KCMyrto Uzuni scored his second goal in the 86th minute and visiting Austin FC kept its flickering playoff hopes alive by rallying for a 2-1 victory over last-place Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Austin (8-13-10, 34 points) snapped a three-game losing streak after entering Saturday eight poin...

Oleksandr Svatok's late goal pushes Austin FC past TimbersOleksandr Svatok scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift visiting Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres opened the scoring for the Verde (6-10-6, 24 points) in the 25th minute of what turned out to be their second consecutive ...

New Austin FC boss opens tenure with flurry of movesOne day after Austin FC announced his hiring, chief soccer officer and sporting director Khaled El-Ahmad jumped into action on Wednesday with a series of roster moves.,The team traded midfielder Owen Wolff to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for up to $7.6 million, transferred forward Jayden Nelson ...

Early goals produce draw between Austin FC, Union

Early goals from Philadelphia's Cavan Sullivan and host Austin FC's Brendan Hines-Ike before the conditions took over accounted for all the scoring as the teams settled for a 1-1 draw on Saturday in just their second-ever meeting.,The start of the match was delayed an hour because of extreme heat in...

Report: Houston or Austin could get NHL team by 2029-30

It appears Houston or Austin could land the NHL's next expansion franchise -- possibly by the end of 2026 -- and potentially begin play in 2029-30, The Athletic reported on Saturday. ,Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin's company, Pursuit Sports, has agreed to pay a $2 billion expansion fee to bring th...

Damian Las' strong debut in net leads Austin FC past skidding Sounders

Facundo Torres and Guilherme Biro scored second-half goals and Damian Las recorded six saves in his MLS debut as visiting Austin FC notched a 2-1 victory over the struggling Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night.,Las, 24, made some stellar second-half stops, including stymieing Albert Rusnak's right-f...

Seattle Sounders, Austin each seek to end winless droughts

The Seattle Sounders are struggling through the worst stretch in franchise history entering Wednesday night's match against visiting Austin FC.,The two-time league champions have dropped a franchise-worst seven straight MLS matches and injuries continue to mount.,Standout midfielder Jesus Ferreira (...

Rafael Navarro's late penalty kick lifts Rapids past Austin FC

Rafael Navarro converted a penalty kick in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Colorado Rapids a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Darren Yapi fired a shot from outside the box that Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver punched away with a diving sav...